All too much food goes to waste these days. At the same time, low income individuals in the U.S. lacked the resources to afford more than 7 billion meals last year—a huge gap that affects the health and well-being of…
Politicians running the Federal Highway Administration want to keep us in the dark by rolling back the rule that requires transportation plans to account for the carbon pollution that damages our health and our climate.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has just signed into law legislation that gives the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) the power to prevent the siting of anchorages in the Hudson River. This bipartisan legislation is a major…
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco will now require large chain grocers to provide information about the antibiotic use associated with each line of raw meat sold in their stores. The “Right to Know” ordinance, authored by Supervisor Jeff Sheehy, seeks…
The aviation industry represents the transportation sector with the fastest growing greenhouse gas emissions. It is also not regulated under the 2015 Paris Agreement. Yet, it has set commendable goals to shrink its carbon footprint.
Carbon dioxide and other climate-wrecking pollutants are warming the planet to stressful new highs, and many of the crops on which we depend are suffering as a result.
WASHINGTON D.C. (October 24, 2017) – Nearly two-thirds of Americans are now facing increased extreme heat days, according to a new analysis by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently proposed that American consumers further subsidize certain power plants (essentially, coal and nuclear power plants) by paying them billions of dollars to stockpile 90 days worth of fuel onsite. This proposal hinges on the…
Case StudyUnited States, Washington, D.C.Yerina Mugica
A replicable strategy to improve the efficiency of food rescue for hunger relief while creating meaningful career opportunities for at-risk individuals
